
A USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report projects Australian wheat output at 31 million tonnes for 2025/26, down from 34.1 million, and barley at 12.5 million tonnes, down from 13.3 million. Both remain well above their 10-year averages, while dry conditions persist in South Australia and western Victoria.
Wheat exports are forecast at 23 million tonnes, down 3 million.
Lower projected exports from a top wheat exporter tighten global supply, supporting wheat and barley prices. Output still being well above average limits the upside, so the move is likely moderate.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 769 past bullish report events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.